BEFORE THE DAWN
Judas Priest
(From the 1978 Album KILLING MACHINE (HELL BENT FOR LEATHER IN THE USA))
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lead guitar(overdriven guitar)'
Slow number of Judas Priest,very weird indeed for them, but I like it
b - bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into (from)
\ - slide out of (/to "nowhere")
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
~ - vibrato
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
() - still ringing the previous note.
Intro
Em Am D B7
Gtr I
| | | 2 | |
| 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 0 1 | 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 4 0 0 |
| 0 0 | 2 2 0 | 2 2 | 2 2 |
| 2 | | 0 | |
| | 0 | | 2 |
| 0 | | | |
Gtr I
Em Am B7 Em
| | | 2 0 | 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 0 1 | 0 0 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 | 2 2 0 | 2 | 0 0 |
| 2 | | | 2 |
| | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | | | 0 |
Verse
Gtr I
Em Am D B7
| | | 2 | |
| 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 0 1 | 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 4 0 0 |
| 0 0 | 2 2 0 | 2 2 | 2 2 |
| 2 | | 0 | |
| | 0 | | 2 |
| 0 | | | |
Gtr I
Em Am B7 Em
| | | 2 0 | 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 0 1 | 0 0 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 | 2 2 0 | 2 | 0 0 |
| 2 | | | 2 |
| | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | | | 0 |
Gtr I
Em Am D B7
| | | 2 | |
| 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 0 1 | 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 4 0 0 |
| 0 0 | 2 2 0 | 2 2 | 2 2 |
| 2 | | 0 | |
| | 0 | | 2 |
| 0 | | | |
Gtr I
Em Am B7 Em
| | | 2 0 | 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 0 1 | 0 0 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 | 2 2 0 | 2 | 0 0 |
| 2 | | | 2 |
| | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | | | 0 |
Gtr I Chorus
Em C
| 0 | 8 8 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 8 8 |
| 0 0 | 9 9 9 |
| 2 | 10 |
| | |
| 0 | |
Gtr I
G E7
| 10 10 | 7 10 7 10 |
| 12 12 | 9 9 9 |
| 12 12 12 | |
| | |
| 10 | 7 |
| | |
Gtr I
Am C
| 12 12 | 8 8 |
| 13 13 | 8 8 |
| 14 14 14 | 9 9 9 |
| | 10 |
| 12 | |
| | |
Gtr I
G D7
| | 2 |
| 3 0 3 0 | 3 1 3 1 |
| 0 0 0 | 2 2 |
| 0 | 0 |
| | |
| 3 | |
Gtr I
D7 C G Emaj7
| 2 | | | |
| 3 1 3 1 | 1 1 | 0 3 0 3 | 0 3 0 3 |
| 2 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 |
| 0 | 2 2 2 | | |
| | 3 | | |
| | | 3 | 0 |
Gtr I
Am Am C B7
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 2 |
| 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 | 0 3 0 3 0 |
| 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 | |
| | | | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | |
Gtr I
B7 Em Em
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 3 0 3 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| | 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| 4 | 2 | |
| 2 | | |
| | 0 | 0 |
Guitar solo ( Double guitar starts from here)
C D
Gtr II
| | |
| | 10b12r(10)b12r(10)b12r(10)b12 (10)r 8 |
| 2b4r(2)b4r(2)b4r(2)b4 (2)r 0 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
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| Gtr I
| | 2 |
| 1 1 | 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 | 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 | |
| 3 | 2 |
| | |
Gtr II
Am Am
~~ ~~~
| | |
| 10 (10) [8] 10 8 | |
| | 9 (9)\ |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| Gtr |
| 0 0 | 0 0 |
| 1 1 | 1 1 |
| 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| | |
| 0 | 0 |
| | |
C D
Gtr II
| | |
| | 10b12r(10)b12r(10)b12r(10)b12 (10)r 8 |
| 2b4r(2)b4r(2)b4r(2)b4 (2)r 0 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| Gtr I
| | 2 |
| 1 1 | 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 | 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 | |
| 3 | 2 |
| | |
Gtr II
Am Am
~~
| | 12 12 (12) |
| 10 (10) 8 10 8 | 12 |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| Gtr |
| 0 0 | 0 0 |
| 1 1 | 1 1 |
| 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| | |
| 0 | 0 |
| | |
Gtr II
C D
~~~~~
| | |
| 15b17 15 12 | |
| | 14b15r 12 14 12 14 |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| Gtr |
| | 2 |
| 1 1 | 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 | 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 | |
| 3 | 2 |
| | |
Gtr II
Am Am
~~
| | 10 |
| | 10 12 13 |
| 16 | 9 11 12 |
| 12 10 9 9/ 10 10/ 12 | 9 10 12 |
| | 12 |
| | |
| Gtr |
| 0 0 | 0 0 |
| 1 1 | 1 1 |
| 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| | |
| 0 | 0 |
| | |
Gtr II
C B7
~~ ~~~~~~
| 12 (12) 14 15 | 17b19 17b19 (17)r 15 |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| Gtr |
| 0 0 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 3 0 3 0 |
| 0 0 0 | |
| | 4 |
| 3 | 2 |
| | |
Chorus
Gtr II
Em C
~ ~~
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 14 12 10 9 | |
| 12 10 7 | |
| 10 | 8 |
| Gtr |
| 0 0 | 8 8 |
| 0 0 | 8 8 |
| 0 0 0 | 9 9 9 |
| | 10 |
| | |
| 0 | |
G E7
Gtr I
| 10 10 | 7 10 7 10 |
| 12 12 | 9 9 9 |
| 12 12 12 | |
| | |
| 10 | 7 |
| | |
Gtr I
Am C
| 12 12 | 8 8 |
| 13 13 | 8 8 |
| 14 14 14 | 9 9 9 |
| | 10 |
| 12 | |
| | |
Gtr I
G D7 D7 C
| | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 0 3 0 | 3 1 3 1 | 3 1 3 1 | 1 1 |
| 0 0 0 | 2 2 | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2 2 |
| | | | 3 |
| 3 | | | |
Gtr I
G Emaj7 Am Am
| | | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 3 | 0 3 0 3 | 1 1 | 1 1 |
| 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| | | | |
| | | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | | |
Gtr I
Final verse
C B7 B7 Em
| 0 0 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 3 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 3 0 | 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 | | | 0 0 0 |
| | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| | | | 0 |
Gtr I
Am D B7 Em
| | 2 | | |
| 1 1 0 1 | 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 4 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 0 | 2 2 | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| | 0 | | 2 |
| 0 | | 2 | |
| | | | 0 |
Gtr I
Am B7 Em
| | | ^0 | (0) T |
| 1 1 0 1 | 0 0 0 | ^0 | (0) h |
| 2 2 0 | 2 2 0 | ^0 | (0) e |
| | 4 | ^2 | (2) E |
| 0 | 2 | ^2 | (2) N |
| | | ^0 | (0) D |
Lyrics:
Before the dawn, I hear you whisper
In your sleep "don’t let the morning take him"
Outside the birds begin to call
As if to summon up my leaving
It’s been a lifetime since I found someone
Since I found someone who would stay
I’ve waited too long, and now you’re leaving
Oh please don’t take it all away
It’s been a lifetime since I found someone
Since I found someone who would stay
I’ve waited too long, and now you’re leaving
Oh please don’t take it all away
Before the dawn, I hear you whisper
In your sleep "don’t let the morning take him"